Hybrid Firefly (update 8th Jan)

[ALPHA]

Fynsdad is just putting the finishing touches on his........for now..
Here's a pic


But yeah...if you can replicate those early assemblies I tell you Woz... you could just go sidebar with Sherman parts and your printer would pay for itself

ALPHA

[Woz]

Added some detail to the air filters-<br />




Also changed the angle of the rear of the turret, added more detail to the turret and changed the gun housing and manlet

[SovereignZuul]

Looking great!

[cannedheat]

that's cool old chap I like a lot ....wot wot .....

[PainlessWolf]

Good Morning,
It's taken you a while to get to this point and the results are amazing! The craftsmanship really shows. Looking forward to tracks and paint.
regards,
Painless

[Woz]

Thanks.

If I can just stop myself from getting side tracked I may get this finished by Christmas.

[Woz]

Thanks.

If I can just stop myself from getting side tracked I may get this finished by Christmas.

Got side tracked.

Forgot to mention I added a new gun cover-


I got a new recoil / elevation unit with high intensity flash but it doesn't fit in the turret and the flash bulb doesn't fit in the barrel.
It just about fits in when the unit is in the recoil position and the gun is fully forward.


So I thought I could just cut a hole in the back of the turret and push the recoil unit into the radio box. Which worked great but then with the elevation unit so far back the gun only had a few degrees of elevation. So while I was trying to work out what to do about that (lots of angles and maths involved) I decided to work on a new barrel.


The new (grey) barrel uses an 8mm tube with filler and a few printed parts (the old one was 6mm).

Also made a new bracket for the recoil unit.


After much head scratching and a few new parts I managed to get it all in and moving properly.


Now for the flash unit and wiring.


Almost forgot - Made a slipring bracket

[tankman]

Some very innovative 3D printed stuff going into this scratch built beauty. This will open up a whole new world for the scratch builders out there as well as old kit bashers like me lol. Keep those pictures coming I am intrigued as to what will be up for our edification and delectation next
Tankman

[KTRob]

Really excellent build, those printed parts are really cool

[Woz]

Thanks

@Eastern Front - I won't be releasing the files but I'll be putting most of the parts I make up on Shapeways.

edited to comply with forum rules